Improvement in tubes for forming ropes



J. RENEE.

- TUBES FOR FORMING ROPE. No.170 595, Patented No v.30,187'5;

M JaTm g I UNITED STATES PATENT omea JOHN RINEK, OF EASTON,PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TUBES FOR FORMING ROPES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [70,595, dated November30, 1875; application filed May 3, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN RINEK, of Easton, Northampton county,Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Tube'for Forming Rope, of whichthe following is a specification:

My invention relates to an improvement in forming-tubes, through whichthe threadsare drawn as they are twisted into a strand; and the objectof my invention is to prevent the twist or turn from passing through thetube, and also to prevent the threads from rolling on each other. Thisobject I attain in the manner which I will now proceed to describe,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is aside view, partly in section, of my improved tube for forming strandsfor rope; and Fig. 2, an end view of the same.

The body A of the tube is similar to that of an ordinary tube, throughwhich the strand of twisted threadsis drawn, and by which the strand iscompressed and its size defined, the tube being. as usual, secured to afixed frame in the rope-walk, and the strand B drawn from the tube down"the rope-walk by a haulingjack, or wound onto a drum, preparatory to being formed, in conjunction with other strands, into a rope. It has beenusual to make these tubes with a simple flaring entrance to the centralopening, to which the threads converge; but difficulty has beenexperienced in preventing the threads from rolling on each other, andespecially'to prevent the outer series of threads from being wound uponthe inner series as they reach the entrance to the tube. I overcome thisdifficulty by so securin g to the front end of the tube theregulatingguide llhy means of. bolts a, or otherwise, the guide servingto separate the outer series of threads from the inner series, thelatter passing through the central opening of the guide, while the saidouter threads pass through the space between the guide-plate D and thebody of the tube. Thus the rolling of the outer upon the inner series ofthreads is prevented, while the outer threads are so regulated by theedge of the guide that they cannot roll on each other.

It will be understood that all the threads pass, as usual, throughholes-in a gage-plate at a short distance from the tube before they Ipass through the latter.

I claim as my invention In combination with the condensing-tube A,having a flaring mouth, the annular plate D, arranged between thecentral and outer series of strands forming the cord, to prevent theouter series from winding upon the central strands as the same aretwisted prior to entering the condensing-tube, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. JOHN RINEK. Witnesses:

J. A. TRANSUE, EVAN KNIGHT.

